Ōhaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km (160 mi) from Auckland. The town of Kaikohe is …

The Battle of Ōhaeawai, part of the Flagstaff War, was fought in July 1845 at Ōhaeawai [4] in Northland, New Zealand. The battle was between British forces and their allies from the local …

In a matter of minutes, 40 British troops lay dead and another 70 were wounded. Ōhaeawai, the prototype of the ‘modern pa’, was a major advance in the Māori response to new weaponry. …

The battle of Ohaeawai Pa was Kawiti's greatest victory and one of the three most serious defeats for the British in New Zealand. Designed and defended solely by Kawiti and his warriors …

The pā at Ōhaeawai, belonging to Heke’s ally Pene Taui, was even stronger than the pā, which the British had failed to take six weeks prior. Heke and Kawiti had been working to strengthen …

Township in the rolling hillcountry to the east of Lake Omapere, Northland. 3km south-west of the town there once stood a pā, site of the Ōhaeawai Battle of 1845. The battle was fought …

Ōhaeawai, the prototype of the ‘modern pā’, represented a significant advancement in the Māori response to new weaponry. The pā featured firing and communication trenches that protected...

The Ohaeawai battlefield of July 1845 and St Michael's Church, Bay of Islands. Victoria University of Wellington

Ōhaeawai, the prototype of the ‘modern pa’, was a major advance in the Māori response to new weaponry. Firing and communication trenches protected the occupants while allowing rapid …

Description: Section, elevation and ground plan of Heke's pa at Ohaeawai, Northland. The section shows a Maori man kneeling in a trench with a rifle aimed through gun-holes in the palisade …